• China's Great Wall

  • Mecca, Saudi Arabia

  • Angkor Wat, Cambodia

  • Trans-Saharan Caravan

  • Indian Ocean Dhow

  • Rome, Italy

  • Moscow, Russia

Day #

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

13

8/19
Monday

Hinduism: Its development and impact on South Asian civilization. 

14

8/20
Tuesday

Class discussion: Empire in South Asia. Ashoka, Edicts, Contextualize South Asian document. HW: Podcast 1 on Islam.

15-16

8/21-8/22
WD/TH

(Substitute) In-class Document analysis: Reasons for the decline of classical states. Mankind video on the rise and spread of Christianity (Episode: Empires. Students take notes comparing the spread of Buddhism with the Christianity) HW: Podcast 2 on Islam

17

8/23 Friday

Quiz on Islam Podcasts. Making Historical Claims: Comparing the spread of Buddhism with the spread of Christianity. 

18

8/26
Monday

Complete Foundations Unit: Comparison of Belief Systems.

19

8/27
Tuesday

Complete Foundations Unit.  HW: Read AP Worldipedia Topic 1.1 on Chinese State-building. 

20-21
 

8/28-8/29
WD/TH


Begin AP Exam Content Today. 
Peergrade question on Confucianism. Continuities and Innovations in Chinese State-building. Documents for Group Discussions. The Song Dynasty's economic revival. HW: Read AP Worldipedia Topic 1.1 on the spread of Chinese culture. 

22

8/30
Friday

The spread of Chinese culture across Asia. HW: Read pages 76-80 in AMSCO.